Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace in the USA and Canada

The Eparchy of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace is the North American home of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church from Kerala, India that entered communion with Rome in 1930 under Archbishop Mar Ivanios. Established as an Apostolic Exarchate by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 and elevated to an eparchy by Pope Francis in 2015 — at which point Canada was added to its territory — it now serves 15 parishes across the United States and Canada. The Malankara rite preserves an ancient West Syriac liturgical tradition rooted in the Thomas Christian communities of South India.